Learning environments that propel students to become who they are meant to be, through smarter design, is how we measure our own success. Designing with the end user in mind, we approach each design opportunity with a fresh perspective, innovative approach, and collaborative teaming to create the ideal environment that enables students to grow in knowledge and succeed in their academic careers. With an impressive resume in higher education facility engineering design, SKA has been fortunate to make positive impressions on tens of thousands of students via educational spaces that shape who they are.
FEATURED PROJECTS
UNC Charlotte Health & Wellness Center
SKA provided structural design and building envelope engineering for this new five-story 149,000 sf facility which consists of administrative offices, wellness center, and consultation rooms; four-court and two-court gymnasiums; multi-activity court (MAC) gymnasium;...
NC State University Belltower Restoration
This project completed an installation of a 55 bell carillon in conjunction with the repair, restoration and preservation of NC States iconic Memorial Belltower. Improvements addressed tower accessibility and use restrictions to permit installation of the clavier in...
UNC School of the Arts Stevens Center
Originally a 1929 silent movie theatre, the Stevens Center is a magnificently restored neoclassical theatre located in downtown Winston-Salem. Re-opened in April of 1983, it is the primary performance space for several local and state arts organizations. In 2000,...
UNC Greensboro Cone Art Lighting Upgrade
SKA is the prime designer and providing electrical engineering services for the Cone Art Lighting Upgrades project. The Art Museum’s 2015 Facility Condition Assessment Program (FCAP) report noted that the lighting infrastructure, including the dimming controls and...
High Point University Parking Deck
SKA provided structural engineering services for the HPU Parking Deck completed before classes began in Fall 2023. This is the first parking deck on High Point University’s campus. This deck is a 5-level, 1,100 car parking deck constructed utilizing precast concrete....
Western Carolina University The Rocks Dorms
SKA provided structural engineering services for a multi-phased design for replacing the existing Scott and Walker Residence Halls. The first phase consisted of the new 932 bed residence hall located on the lower Main Campus in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The project...
NC A&T State University ERIC Building
SKA provided structural design, as well as MEP and building envelope commissioning services at the North Carolina A&T State University Engineering Research and Innovation Complex (ERIC). The project is a $90 million dollar research building design to accommodate...
Wake Forest University Reynolds Gym
SKA provided structural engineering services for the renovation of the existing 142,000 sf university student recreation center and the new 110,00 sf addition and miscellaneous upgrades to an existing adjacent athletic center. The existing facility renovations...
UNC Greensboro Nursing & Instructional Building
As part of the 2016 ConnectNC Bond Referendum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro was provided $105 million to complete the design and construction of a new Nursing Instructional Building and South Chiller Plant on the Greensboro Campus. While the two...
UNC Charlotte King & Memorial
SKA is providing building envelope consulting services for both Memorial Hall and the King Building, which have a combined budget of $1.1M for renovation work. As part of services, SKA performed condition assessments of the two existing buildings to identify the...
NC State University Hill Library & Poe Hall
The DH Hill Library Tower North Face, the DH Hill Library Tower South Face, and Poe Hall Exterior were experiencing waterproofing and leaking issues at expansion joints, control joints, windows, doors, masonry-to-masonry joints, and masonry-to-metal joint. The project...
WFU South Residence Hall
SKA provided structural engineering services for Wake Forest University’s South Hall - designed to be the first LEED Silver certified building on the Reynolda Campus. Demonstrating WFU’s commitment to sustainability across campus, the facility includes multiple...